Assist in writing letters of inquiry, proposals and other funding documents.

Act as liaison between you and corporations/foundations.

Help you navigate the corporate and foundation funding process.

Q. How can I find out about potential foundations to fund my project?

A. Online sources can aid you in your research. The Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations subscribes to Metasoft Systems FoundatonSearch and is available to assist with your search. FoundationSearch is a premier, fully searchable, online database of foundations
for the prospect researchers, containing vital information about the funding
history, preferences and contacts of over
100,000 US foundations. It provides the
specific information you need to approach the most qualified prospects with compelling
reasons why your project fits their vision. Contact our office for more information.

Do It Yourself ResearchVSU's Office of Sponsored Research and Administration has an excellent Do-It-Yourself research page, featuring basic links and searchable databases, directories and foundation and business links.

Some helpful research web sites:

The Foundation Center's "Search Zone"This
free web site offers some of the best general information retrieval
tools on the Internet. Search nonprofit organizations and foundations by
selecting organization types and specifying key words to narrow your
search (e.g. "education" or "health").

Foundation FinderThis
search mechanism, updated monthly, allows you to search by name for
basic information on more than 65,000 private and community foundations
in the U.S.

Q. How do I get started?A. The Development Office has a clearance process which ensures that foundations/corporations are approached at the optimum time, and are not overloaded with VSU requests. In order to keep this clearance process running smoothly, we ask that you please contact your college or unit's development officer before contacting a foundation/corporation directly. They will work with us on clearance issues. If your college or division does not yet have its own development officer please contact the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations directly.